YJournal

11/15/10
I helped Autumn, Angel, Tracie, and Joe with punctuations and spelling.


12/4/10
My Findings

Link	Info
http://www.brightstorm.com/math/algebra/solving-equations/solving-equations-with-a-variable-on-both-sides/	video for solving alegabraic equations.
	alegabraic equations to solve
http://www.math-play.com/Equation-Game.html	a game you can play to get better at alegabraic equations

I worked on 7grade alegabraic expressions.

	1.	Simplify the following expression. 5a - 2(a + 3)
	Answer:	3a - 6
Wrong Answer:	3a + 6
Wrong Answer:	3a - 3
Wrong Answer:	8a - 6
Wrong Answer:	8a + 6

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	2.	Simplify the following expression: 8y(4y - 5) + 38y
	Answer:	32y2 - 2y
Wrong Answer:	32y2 - 9y
Wrong Answer:	66y
Wrong Answer:	34y
Wrong Answer:	32y2 + 2y

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	3.	Which algebraic expression is equivalent to the expression below?			6
x		(3x2 + 3x) - 6

	Answer:	18x + 12
Wrong Answer:	18x2 + 18x - 6
Wrong Answer:	18x3 + 18x2 - 6
Wrong Answer:	18x + -3
Wrong Answer:	12x + 18

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	4.	Simplify the following expression: (2a2 + 3ab) + (5a2 + 5ab)
	Answer:	7a2 + 8ab
Wrong Answer:	7a4 + 8ab
Wrong Answer:	5a2b + 8a2b
Wrong Answer:	10a2 + 8ab

12-16-10
Today Joe and I shared our videos.Joe's video is quite vague, while my video is more in depth.This is my video we chose to use
http://www.brightstorm.com/math/algebra/solving-equations/solving-equations-with-a-variable-on-both-sides/. Joe is absent today ,but my
practice problems and game are listed above.


January 3,2011-January 7,2011

Monday:Today I worked on my Prezi.
Tuesday:I have added pictures to my prezi,and I'm almost done.
Wednesday:Today Joe and I finished our presentation.
Thursday:Today I finished my Prezi.
Friday:Zarah and I found a thing on Illuminations Math to do called Archimedes's Puzzle.
Monday:Zarah and I were figuring out what the answers for Archimedes' Puzzle are.
Tuesday:Zarah and I printed out worksheets for our activity.
Thursday:Today I added my glogster and prezi.